[December 13, 2017]HONG KONG (Reuters) -
China's HNA Group [HNAIRC.UL] said on Wednesday a U.S.
lawsuit against the company and its Beijing-based unit
Pactera Technology International Ltd over a failed
acquisition was "baseless and without merit".

U.S. software engineering firm Ness Technologies has sued HNA,
accusing it of failing to adequately answer questions about its
ownership in a U.S. review of takeovers by foreign companies,
thereby causing Pactera's $325 million deal to buy Ness's unit
Jersey Holding Corp to fail. [nL3N1OB53O]

The lawsuit by Ness is the latest case involving HNA, which has
come under U.S. and European scrutiny after a $50 billion
worldwide acquisition spree that included stakes in Deutsche
Bank <DBKGn.DE> and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc <HLT.N>.

"HNA Group believes this lawsuit is baseless and without merit,
and we will vigorously defend against it," a spokeswoman at HNA
Group said in an emailed statement to Reuters. It did not
elaborate.

In the lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New
York, Ness alleged HNA had caused it financial harm by not using
what it called "best efforts" to get regulatory approval for the
takeover.